Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, ÂÂ
The belief that a good photograph is the result of a good camera places the importance upon the equipment rather than upon the photographer. It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent. It is as if Monet had been told that the reason why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes. Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans. Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.ÂÂ
One can be inspired and have an idea, be very creative in making this idea into a work of art, have developed the required level of craftsmanship, without the outcome of one’s efforts being motivated by the desire to follow a vision for one’s entire body of work. Vision is an overriding envelope that encompasses both inspiration and creativity. It is a blanket that covers the entire artist’s work, a blanket that often comes later in the life of an artist, after one has perfected one’s art and moved beyond the commonplace outcome that most artists have to go through. For this reason I placed vision as the third step of this process. I placed it there not because it comes necessarily at the end of the process but because in life it is often something that artists discover later on.
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Certainly, a master needs a masterful instrument, be it a camera, paintbrushes, pots and pans or a violin, as in my examples, or other tool, since this list can be expanded to include many other professions. But to say that the quality of the art is caused solely by the quality of the instrument is to miss the point altogether about the importance of the artist. It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument. After all, art is made by artists and not by tools. Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion. And to set a tool in motion so that art is created through the use of this tool, an artist is needed.
I am now retired from working as a Mental Health professional having worked in the Royal Air Force and National Health Service, giving me more time to persue my photography and artwork. I am a Semi Professional Photoghrapher. Here you will find a collection of my photographs and a selection of Digital Art, Traditional Painting and Sketches that I have also used the digital medium to enhance. Please feel free to pass on any comments. My Camera Gear
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Comments (33)
BorisB
An excellent presentation!!!
bmac62
Your title reminds me of Frank Sinatra but after surveying his many quotes I couldn't find even one that I could attribute to this beautiful Jackdaws:) Well done.
GiMi53
Excellent portrait of this interesting bird ! :~)
Richardphotos
beautiful bird and capture
rockstrider
I've always loved the subtle colouring in jackdaws - great capture Danny mate!
tommorules
Most of the people in my office would struggle to work that out. Am a big fan of corvids; you realise they're highly intelligent when you watch them for any length of time. I suspect they could communicate with us if they wanted too, they just don't find us very interesting!!
kbrog
Superb capture with great details in zoom! :)
fallen21
Amazing capture!
Littlejock
beautiful work my friend
magnus073
Fantastic capture of this adorable and very smart little gal, always enjoy your art Danny
sandra46
GORGEOUS SHOT
kansas
Great capture. I saw on some nature show about how this bird bent the wire to get the worms.
jocko500
wonderful shot
kobaltkween
there are birds that can do some pretty amazing things with tools and such.
angora
I've seen they can be quite inventive, but wow! wonderful portrait!!!
Feliciti
wonderful details and love this blue eyes !!
Ilona-Krijgsman
Such a lovely image of this cute bird....nice pose as well...daily if I go out for a walk with my dog I met a jackdaw...he/she knows that I have food with me....now he get cheese and cookies.....I put it on my shoulder and call him and than flies from the tree on my shoulder to take his/her daily treat.....it is so cute that he recognize me from a distance
DennisReed
Cool!
Dreamingbee
wonderful bird shot ! looks so nice!
gunsan
Great capture of a bird I like. Yes, I have heard of their intelligence too.
jophoto
Smart6 bird..well done!
kgb224
Stunning capture of such an intelligent creature my friend. God Bless.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture , beautiful bird !
carlx
Very beautiful and lovely bird!!!
ia-du-lin
excellent bird portrait, fantastic capture
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photographic shot Daniel....!!!
tofi
What a wonderful composition of this lovely looking bird! Some very intersting information that I never knew as well! Thank you! Excellent framework and presentation!
mps
Excellent image
dreampaint
stunning work as always, perfect shot.
belasebok
Great photo!